2 troopers, 2 terrorists killed in J&K’s Kulgam forest clash | India News

SRINAGAR: Subedar Perbhat Gaur and Lance Naik Narender Sindhu of the Army have been killed throughout a gunfight with terrorists in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district Monday — elevating the 12 months’s safety toll in J&Okay to 19. The clash broke out after Army, CRPF and J&Okay police launched a joint search on intelligence about terrorists hiding in Guddar forests.Officials mentioned the terrorists opened fireplace when challenged. One terrorist was killed in the primary alternate. As firing continued, one other terrorist was gunned down. Identities of the slain terrorists are being ascertained. According to PTI, one of many slain terrorists was an area, whereas the second suspected to be a Pakistani identified by the code title “Rehman Bhai”.Three Army males, together with a Major, have been wounded in the shootout and evacuated for remedy, however Gaur and Sindhu couldn’t be saved. The officer’s situation is alleged to be secure, PTI reported.Kashmir-based Chinar Corps confirmed the 2 troopers’ deaths on social media. Of the 19 safety personnel killed in J&Okay operations this 12 months, six have died in Kashmir and 13 in Jammu division.On Aug 13, Havildar Ankit Kumar of 9 Bihar Regiment was killed whereas combating armed intruders close to the Loc in Uri sector of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district — the third Army fatality in 5 days in counterterrorism operations.The Uri clash got here a day after the Army ended an 11-day offensive in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district, the place two troopers — Lance Naik Pritpal Singh and Sepoy Harminder Singh of 19 Rashtriya Rifles — have been killed.This was the second gun battle in Kulgam in a month. The district noticed one of many longest gunfights in current years from Aug 1 to 13 in Akhal Khulsan forests after a search occasion got here beneath fireplace. Terrorists retreated into dense ravines, prompting a push with drones deployed for aerial scans. Two troopers have been killed on Aug 11 earlier than forces ended the operation 48 hours after shedding contact.Security companies mentioned 18 terrorists have been killed throughout Kashmir this 12 months for the reason that April 22 Pahalgam assault, together with three Lashkar-e-Taiba commanders linked to that strike. The trio was shot lifeless in Srinagar on July 28.